FRSC deploys officers, vehicles for APC National Convention in Lagos

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that it would deploy over 100 officers and 15 patrol vehicles for APC National Convention in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convention is slated for Wednesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Lagos Sector Commander of the corps, told NAN, that machinery had been put in place to ensure free of vehicular movement in the state.

``Regarding the convention that is coming tomorrow, we have noted the venue where the convention is going to take place.

``We have identified the critical traffic bottle neck especially the junctions that link those areas.

`` Ours is to ensure free flow of traffic within those axes.

``But we will not allow Lagosians to be trapped in traffic because of any convention.

``For the locations, we have mapped out we will deploy more than 100 officers for the convention.

``And we are going to deploy nothing less than 15 vehicles including our tow trucks,’’ he said.

The FRSC boss said that the command would however not move close to the venue for fear of being labeled partisan.

``We are going to restrict ourselves to our core mandate of ensuring free flow of traffic these areas,’’ he added.

According to him, the Lagos command of the corps can handle traffic that might be occasioned by the convention.

On a week-long Redeem Christian Church of God’s (RCCG) convention that started on Dec. 8, Omeje said that the corps had planned for two weeks to ensure free flow of traffic.

He said that zone had come up with operational strategies involving a combine team of personnel from Lagos, Mowe, Sagamu and Ogere commands to man all routes.

The commander said that senior officers are going to be involved because of the crucial nature of the event too.

He added that the command had been test running its machinery in preparations for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year seasons.